How to Tell if a Breadfruit is Mature

Craig Elevitch explains how to tell if a breadfruit is mature for picking.
The video is a part of the education and public outreach associated with the Breadfruit Festival-Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu.
The Breadfruit Festival is a program of Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu-Revitalizing Breadfruit, a project of the Hawai'i Homegrown Food Network and the Breadfruit Institute of the National Tropical Botanical Garden to revitalize 'ulu as an attractive, delicious, nutritious, abundant, affordable, and culturally appropriate food that addresses Hawai'i's food security issues.
Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu-Revitalizing Breadfruit: www.breadfruit....
The Breadfruit Institute: www.breadfruit.org

[@Violet_Lotus_]

very blurry for something where we are supposed to be noticing details

[@hollywang227]

shut up violet

[@joachim7]

Lines gone from green to brown

[@joachim7]

Surface become flat and not bumby deep green to yellowish green

[@pedroreisdealmeida6911]

Does Ma'afala become sweet when it becomes soft?

[@silversunflower2525]

i like it when it is now turning soft...it taste sweet when boil and will be good for a pie dish.

[@De_phyzion]

Thanks 😊

[@brianparker7204]

I would use binoculars to be sure of the state of maturity of fruit that are very high up,

[@margritkaminsky1470]

Mature and ripe are synonyms.

[@SachinGanpat]

No. Mature means that it can be harvested and cooked, but isn't yet ripe. When it's ripe you can eat it raw.

[@annaanna265]

Thanks for the info

[@matthewdavis1752]

Thank you so much for the info!